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Los Angeles Times Concerns about possible legal flaws have prompted some advocates of drug price reform to remain neutral on Proposition 79.…
Sep 29, 2005INSTITUTIONS GETTING GRANTS HAVE LINKS TO INDUSTRYSan Jose Mercury News The stem-cell program, created by Proposition 71 last year, is not expected…
Sep 29, 2005Taxpayer Money Will Finance Industry Profits Unless Public 'Owns' New Medical Breakthroughs
Sep 29, 2005Scripps Howard News Service Consumer groups are rattling the cage, demanding an investigation into the Tennessee lawmaker's sale of shares in the…
Sep 29, 2005The San Diego Union-Tribune (California) Consumer advocates said anti-gouging action by state attorneys general may have inhibited further price hikes. They added…
Sep 29, 2005Sacramento Bee SB 841 was written by Sen. Don Perata, D-Oakland, and signed by then-Gov. Gray Davis. Doug Heller of the Foundation…
Sep 29, 2005Contra Costa Times (California) News of the fund-raiser was also published on the Web site arnoldwatch.org, which is run by the nonprofit…
Sep 28, 2005An appeals court says Mercury Insurance can't charge previously uninsured drivers more and others less.Los Angeles Times "This is going to get…
Sep 28, 2005Arnold's been dropping wife Maria's name a lot lately and yesterday Shriver announced her Chief of Staff would be Democratic party hound…
Sep 28, 2005New Details On HCA Insider Knowledge Emerge
Sep 28, 2005Bill By Senate Leader Don Perata Was Sponsored by Mercury Insurance
Sep 27, 2005The Senate majority leader's divestment before a price drop faces two federal probes. SEC Chairman Cox will not take part in the…
Sep 27, 2005The president stresses a need for more refining capacity. Environmental groups express worry.Los Angeles Times Critics such as Jamie Court, president of…
Sep 27, 2005With gasoline prices up almost a dollar over 2004, most Americans say they're feeling the pain. The president tells them to reduce…
Sep 27, 2005The New York Times Jamie Court, president of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in Santa Monica, Calif., said members of…
Sep 26, 2005New Orleans situation prompts many to inquire about coverageSacramento Bee Policies can differ greatly from company to company, so people should shop…
Sep 25, 2005The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee) The public watchdog group Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights filed a complaint with the Senate Ethics Committee…
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